Outdoorsmen Tips

TIPS:

-Dead cedar and pine branches that are still attached to the tree (aka; Deadwood, or squaw-wood) are filled with Coniferous resin which is very combustable, and burns even when damp. As well, since the branches are off the constantly damp ground and in the air, the deadwood is dry, making Deadwood, one of the best Kindlings in the Canadian Wilderness. -Prof. Gino Ferri, The Psychology of Wilderness Survival.

-Carrying a coal in a properly prepared device is much more effective then having to stop, collect enough tinder, and trying to create a new fire with a primitive fire starter like Flint and Steel or The Fire Bow. Try and use semi-damp Punkwood (dead rotting logs) to carry your coals, It is spongelike in feel and appearance, and burns for a long time, it also creates a heavy amount of smoke, making a good fuel for signal fires. -Caleb Musgrave, My Own Experiences

-All vegetation (excluding Mushrooms) in the Arctic is edible -Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book By Paul Tawrell

-It's easier to set Passive Traps (Deadfalls, and Snares) rather than chasing a bunch of little rodents and other prey around all day. Passive Traps also take less energy to construct, than chasing and hunting. -My Own Experiences

-Carbon Steel blades CAN become stained. Best way to prevent stains, or to remove the stains without damage to your blade's finish is actually to polish it with ash from a fire. -Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book By Paul Tawrell

-When no man-made trails are found out in the bush, follow a deer trail, they're the easiest paths through the woods -Pk McCallum on a snowshoeing trip in Owen Sound

-Don't eat only lean meat in the woods, rabbit meat has barely any fat in it, and definatly not enough to sustain the body. After a few weeks of eating only rabbit meat, you will begin to have the effects of Rabbit Starvation. Not a pleasant way to die. - Mors Kochanski, Bushcraft

-Rather than making several small shelters for a group, it is better to make a shelter just large enough for the entire party to get into. That way body heat can be shared to conserve fuel use.

-Stainless Steel belongs in the kitchen.-Unknown

-However thick the insulation of the roof of your shelter, you bedding should be twice that thick. If your roofing is so deep you can't get your arm through it. Than your bedding should be two arms deep, or more. - Most survival text on shelter building.

-Boiling water is the surest way to purify it. In regions full of pathogens (swamps, jungles, Equatorial regions, etc) 5-10 minutes is the safest. But in most Northern waters, where the two pathogens to fear are Giardia, and Cryptosporidim, 1-2 minutes of a hard rapid boil, will suffice. -Wild Arts Bushcraft

This information was found on the Wild Arts Bushcraft Blog. Check it out!